Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building
National Register of Historic Places

Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building

Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Listed
March 24, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000145

About this property

Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building is a historic warehouse and showroom located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1917 and 1919, and is a five-story, five bay by four bay, brick commercial building. It has Collegiate Gothic Revival elements, one of the few commercial buildings in the immediate area designed in this style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

701 N. Shipley St.
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
39.74544, -75.55090

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 06000145. It was listed on March 24, 2006.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Confederate Sabotage Delaware River
1864Civil War
0.7 mi
Battle of Brandywine — Birmingham Hill
1777Revolutionary War
5.4 mi
Battle of Birmingham Hill (Brandywine)
1777Revolutionary War
5.5 mi
Skirmish at Brandywine – Birmingham Hill
1777Revolutionary War
6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building listed on the National Register?

Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building?

Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building?

The period of significance for Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1917.

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